Not retiring : retiring rediscovering Ripleyville blog – slowly

a short post – making clear what will be happening with the rRV blog and to clear up any misunderstanding

Not retiring : retiring the rediscovering Ripleyville blog – slowly

I received one almost immediate response to my ‘Beginning of the End’ post about the rediscovering Ripleyville blog. It assumed I was ‘retiring’. For some of those who were of working age during the Thatcher years, retiring now isn’t an option, except to real or relative poverty. It is not something I will be choosing.

As I stated in the previous post;

I will still be researching the Victorian history of the area and writing about it.

But:-

… new or consolidated findings about Ripley Ville or Ripley Ville related topics will not be published on this web-site and blog.

So I’m not retiring; the rediscovering Ripleyville blog is being ‘retired’. Even this won’t happen until the target of 110 or so posts is reached, so it will be ‘retired’ slowly – going out not with a bang but a whimper.

In the interim and until draft or planned posts are published, the rediscovering Ripley Ville web-site and blog will remain accessible. This guarantee is subject to the conditions I outlined in the previous post.

Slimming down and re-orientating commitments

I am, however, slimming down and re-orientating my commitments for the more immediate future; the next 6 to 12 months.

So contrary to previous plans, I am now making no immediate plans for;

a new ‘Ripleyville’ web-site (or sites)

work on print or e-publications with a focus exclusively on Ripley Ville, Bowling Dyeworks, the Ripleys, or H W Ripley in particular

The reasons will be made clear in the post that follows but as ever such decisions depend on limits of time and resources.

Copyright

Unauthorised use and/or duplication of material without the express written permission from the author and/or owner of this blog and web-site is strictly prohibited.
Excerpts and links may be used provided that full and clear credit is given to R L (Bob) Walker & rediscoveringripleyville.wordpress.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Local not for profit organisations and educational institutions should apply for a license for use of copyrighted material.

If you think I am infringing your copyright or license, let me know. I will put it right. Every effort will be made to make good, within 7 days, any content subject to complaint, or otherwise requiring correction.

R L (Bob) Walker

The aims of this web-site are to make more people aware that, for 100 years Bradford, West Yorkshire, had another industrial model village; 'Ripley Ville' and to restore the village and Bowling Dyeworks to their proper place in the story of 'Worstedopolis' (Victorian Bradford)

Housekeeping on this site

I have tried, to the best of my ability and knowledge, to make what appears in this blog accurate in historical terms. If you find something doesn’t ring true, let me know.

There are three kinds of images in this blog; images copyrighted but subject to permissions or license agreements, copies of images collected by me over the last 10 years that I understand to be out of copyright, license free or as yet undetermined and photos I have taken. If you want to get someone else to look at an image get them to come to this blog!

Joint endeavour

This blog, perhaps more than most blogs, is intended to be part of a joint endeavour aimed at rediscovering Ripleyville; south Bradford’s industrial model village. Comments are always welcome. For current options on longer contributions see 'Adding Content' page.